Galena crystal - 3 kilos (classic old Fortification style)

(TriState) Galena District, Cherokee Co., Kansas, USA
Cabinet, 11.2 x 9.9 x 5.8 cm
Start Time: 10/14/2021 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/21/2021 6:35:00 pm (CDT)
Auction Closed
Winning Bid: $650

Item Description

A single monster crystal from the old TriState Mining District of Missouri and Kansas where they border Oklahoma, this is 3 kilos in mass (6.6 pounds). The crystal is remarkable because it is pristine, intact, and complete all around - a rare survivor from a time before many mmodern minerals in the USA were collected with specimen keeping in mind. It is shocking that this is intact, without damage, actually. Think of the weight, and the miners who had to carry it up to the surface. This was the biggest lead mine in the USA for awhile, until they found the New Lead Belt further north in Missouri and all these old mines shut down sometime around the mid 1900s. This is a gorgeous cabinet piece that actually just sits on its own, for easy display resting on one flat edge. It has a complicated but interesting geometry, which is what gives them the nickname of Fortification Galenas. Ex Lee Burnett to Keith Williams. Keith Williams personal collection (Keith is a retired dealer, known for his taste in aesthetic miniatures, USA classics, and Colorado material. He was one of the first to bring out Bulgarian material in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and a dealer for perhaps 50 years. )

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Bidding History

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$650 10/21/2021 6:25:55 pm (CDT)
$625 10/21/2021 6:25:55 pm (CDT)
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